Jeremiah 2:17-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁷ Have you not brought this on yourself
    by deserting the Lord your God
    while he led you on the way?
¹⁸ So why are you on the road to Egypt
    to drink the water of the Shihor?^[a]
And why are you on the road to Assyria
    to drink the water of the River?^[b]
19 It is your own evil that will bring discipline on you.
Your backsliding will judge you.
Know and see how evil and bitter it is for you
    to forsake the Lord your God,
    to have no fear of me,
declares the Lord God of Armies.